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As we move forward, we find that even though God had relieved Israel from their affliction, behind the dark siege of famine, that was brought on by Ben-Hadad the Arameanian king and his army.

We also learn that the Israel nation still had not given up their idol gods.

They were still serving Baal; and perhaps some were still practicing the Golden Calf Religion as well.

Because of this, we find that God had issued a judgment for a seven year famine, that would take hold of the land.

Now there are times, when the righteous will suffer because of the unrighteous, but we are treated with a situation were the righteous was spared and shown great favor in spite of the unrighteous.

Remember the well-to-do Shunammite woman who showed tremendous kindness towards Elisha, every time he would pass by her house? She would always invite the prophet over to have a meal at her house. This would eventually become a common practice between the Shunammite woman and the prophet.

She would then ask her husband if they could build Elisha a small room on the top of their house. This way the prophet would not only be treated with a hot meal, but he could have a place to rest his body as well. Her husband would agree with his wife; and they built Elisha a room on top of their roof. This well-to-do Shunammite family had shown tremendous kindness towards Elisha.

Because of their treatment towards the prophet, they were blessed with their first and only child. So time had passed and tragedy had hit their family household, their child had grown older but ended up passing away. The Shunammite woman would take this news to the prophet; and once again she would be blessed. God used Elisha to raise her son up from the death that had fallen upon him.

Now we find that the land in which the Shunammite lived had been sentence to a seven year famine. And once again, we find that the Shunammite woman would be blessed again by Elisha. For he warns her about the seven year famine that was about to engulf the land, and he instructed her to leave. So she and her family ended up staying in the land of the Philistines for seven years, while they waited out the famine.

After the famine had ended, we find that the Shunammite woman and her family had return from the land of the Philistines. Upon her return, we find that the land and all that she had accumulated was no longer hers. The reason behind this we are not told, but we do know that she had went to the Israel king to ask that he'll return her land and all that she had back to her.

When she arrived at the king's court, we find that Gehazi the servant who once served Elisha. The one who was cursed with leprosy, because of the greed and deceit that he had shown towards Elisha, after the prophet had healed Naaman the Syrian commander of his leprosy.

Was now holding a position from within the royal courts. Gehazi's position consisted of him telling the Israel king about the miracles that he had witness while serving under Elisha.

It was on this day, we find that while Gehazi was telling the king about how Elisha had raised the Shunammite's son from the dead, we now see that the same Shunammite woman, had just entered the royal court to speak with the Israel king about her land. When Gehazi had saw her, he quickly told the king: "This is the woman, my lord the king, and this is her son that Elisha had restored to life." The Israel king then asked the woman to verify Gehazi's story and to state her business.

After she had done what the king had asked, he assigned one of his official's to her case: "Give her back everything that belonged to her, including all the income that her land had produced all the way up to now," the king would order the official.

So the official had did what the king had ordered and the Shunammite's land and all that she owned before she left, was restored back to her and her family. So she continued to reap the great harvest that she had sown, back when she had assisted Elisha, by providing food and shelter from the long journeys that he was taking through the city at the time.

Elijah the Fire Prophet

Elisha the Prophet Apprentice

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13) Elijah and the Chariot of Fire

14) Elisha the Master Prophet

15) Elisha - She Bears Attacking

16) King Mesha's Rebellion

17) The Blood Water

18) The Widow's Oil Treasure

19) Shunammite's Son Raised From The Dead

20) Elisha and the Pot of Death

21) The Leprosy of Naaman

22) The Floating Iron Axhead

23) The Fire Horse Army

24) The Siege of the Dark Famine

25) The Four Starving Lepers

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27) Hazael Anointed Syrian King

28) Family Dynasties United

29) Jehu Is Anointed King of Israel

30) The Demise of Jehoram & Ahaziah

31) The Demise of Jezebel